Khiry Creque, right, edges Tarique "Tweety" Moses to win the 2014 College Classic Series opener
SEPTEMBER 22—Three times defending champion Khiry Creque fended off a late charge from Tarique Moses as he led an opening day record 254 participants o the line in Saturday opener of 19th annual Highland Spring College Classic Series on Tortola.
Creque had a winning time of 11 minutes 59.13 seconds to Moses’ 11:59.74 as the only two runners breaking 12 minutes. Samantha John—the BVI’s 800m National Record holder—opened with a time of 13:23.77 to win the women’s division.
“We had a tremendous start and bettered the mark of 215 from last year with 254,” noted race director Stephanie Russ Penn. “it was awesome and exciting to again see the number of persons that turned out for race one. There are a lot of things going on with the various divisions—some expected some unexpected.” Penn said Women’s winner John finished just ahead of 2012 co-champion Tarika Moses who missed last season won by Julain Potgieter who expecting and will miss this year’s series.
“It’s wide open what will happen in the women’s division,” Penn said. The race director added that Creque started with a slower time than the 11:25 he did last year so there’s lots of room for improvement if he and others are to threaten the 10:45.3 course record that has stood since 1997. In the Primary Schools Cross Country division, Penn noted that Althea Scatliffe Primary School Team I, is really strong. “I don’t know if they are beatable but we do have some other teams behind them—teams from Cedar School and Francis Lettsome Primary with two teams and Joyce Samuel—we’ll see what happens in the next race,” she said.
The Rotary Club of Tortola which has won the service clubs Cross Country division for the last nine years, had a formidable challenge from Interact Club. “Unfortunately, they were one member short but if they are able to get a full team, it will certainly be interesting to see what happens in that area,” Penn said. “We have good things going on and it was an exciting first race and we are certainly looking forward to the next one.”
The next race on Tortola is scheduled for Oct 4. The second race on Virgin Gorda is set for Saturday starting at 7:30 a.m. this race will be run in conjunction with the Virgin Gorda Cancer Society. Organizers are asking children to bring $1 and adults $5 with proceeds going to the Virgin Gorda Cancer Society.
Final Results: One Mile (Under 9); Boys: 1. Sam Potgieter, 7 minutes 43.66 seconds. 2. Johari Lacey, 8:10.03 3. Latriel Williams, 8:27.05. 4. Sabastian Esser, 9:14.43. 5. Charlie Potgieter, 9:16.18. 6. Abijhah Christopher, 9:48.19. 7. Josiah Means, 9:54.81. 8. Izaiah Frett, 8:30.63. 9. Apollo Henry, 15:35.59. 10. Xavier Morgan, 16:33.06. 11. William Holmes, 18:42.99. 12. Henry Clifton, 18:59.75.
Girls: 1. Asia McMaster, 9:05.05. 2. Katherine Jones, 10:50.24. 3. Amia Wheatley, 10:50.44. 4. Z’hara McLean, 11:06.46. 5. Kenniqua Grate, 11:52.18. 6. Tiya Herbert, 13:11.73. 7. Lorlei Eser, 13:21:87. 8. Zaireah Varlac, 14:41.02. 9. Kabrina Hull, 14:59.30. 10. Coralie Leboyer, 15:40.59. 11. Felisity Means, 16:56.06. 12. Mckenzie Crabbe, 17:33.02. 13. Tiffany Herbert, 18:42.64. Also participating: Jaydenne Daley and Taryn Augustine.
Two Mile, Men: 1. Khiry Creque, 11:59.13. 2. Tarique Moses, 11:59.74. 3. Khoy Vanterpool, 12:21.27. 4. James Carr, 13:02.92. 5. Valique Graham, 13:07.99. 6. Chaz Fahie, 13:12.63. 7. K’Cei Moses, 13:24.20. 8. Rackeel Jack, 13:25.67. 9. Samuel Romney, 13:34.56. 10. Richard Morgan, 13:37.35. 11. Simon Cook, 13:40.60. 12. Russell Crumpler, 13:45.27. 13. Joshua Hill, 13:47.77. 14. Jelani Norman, 13:52.95. 15. Derek Rawlins, 14:10.67. 16. Adrian Dale, 14:26.03. 17. Jomo Rochester, 14:30.31. 18. Joseph Graham, 14:30.85. 19. Trent Herbert, 14:35.27. 20. Ray Wearmouth, 14:58.60. 21. Shane Donovan, 15:25.42. 22. Ebenezer Joseph, 15:34.35. 23. Vadley Slyvester, 16;12.87. 24. Chris Potgieter, 16:21.35. 25. Andre Kartick, 16:52.99. 26. Claudius Rymer, 16:55.25. 27. Dimari Thomas, 17:28.63. 28. Malike Romney, 17:34.77. 29. Kelvin Eubanks, 17:54.52, 30. Deon Sagala, 18:07.17. 31. Jaden Augustine, 18:09.01. 32. Chad Willock, 18:14.52. 33. Ajalee Malone, 18:45.87. 34. Malique Wattley, 18:52.06. 35. Howard Moore, 18:52.74. 36. Stepphen Gilbert, 18:57.45. 37. Ehab Tarabay, 19:02.72. 38. Steve Augustine, 19:08.45. 39. Koen Penn, 19:18.42. 40. Stephen Beard, 19:21.85. 41. Adriano Gumbs, 19:28.70. 42. Jim Cullimore, 20:19.60. 43. Mark Young, 20:35.38. 44. Zebalon McLean, 21:45.31. 45. Tyrone Varlack, 21:55.20. 46. Joseph Alegre, 24:04.49. 47. Khalell Roach-Penn, 27:09.70. 48. Devanio Wheatley, 29:15.85. 49. J’Quoirie Lloyd, 34:01.61. 50. Louis Schwartz, 35:28.93. Aiden Creque.
Women: 1. Samantha John, 13:23.77. 2. Tarika Moses, 13:26.56. 3. Katrina Crumpler, 14:17.49. 4. Rosmond Johnson, 14:55.03. 5. Kay Reddy, 15:10.87. 6. Clare-Louise Whiley, 15:22.60. 7. L’Tsha Fahie, 15:36.67. 8. Beyonce DeFreitas, 15:37.63. 9. Akada Charles, 15:48.45. 10. Arianna Hayde, 15:59.13. 11. Natasha Ruscheinski, 16:11.60. 12. Debrorah Smith, 16:24.67. 13. Anique Daniel, 16:59.56. 14. Darwn Peters, 17:11.87. 15. Debbie Bell, 17:27.27. 16. Philomena Robertson, 17:28.63. 17. Sh’Kaida Lavacia, 17:34.77. 18. Zakharia Frett, 17:36. 03. 19. Candy Wilks, 17:42.85. 20. Ghislaine Hoogendijk, 18:32.03. 21. Izariah Frett, 18:32.06. 22. Tamika George, 19:10.60. 23. Shonda Leacock, 19:20.49. 24. Claire Burke, 19:27.38. 25. Lisa Bridson, 19:35.67. 26. Richie Paul, 19:41.27. 27. Roslyn Gilbert, 19:48.13. 28. Jennie Dobbie, 19:55.85. 29. Alexandra Katra, 20:01.10. 30. Mellissa Farrington, 20:04.87. 31. Shamika Glasgow, 20:07.77. 32. Barbara Gerker, 20:12.10. 33. Magdalene Barzey, 20:34.27. 34. Shenique Erickson, 21:05.27. 35. Annabelle Skelton-Malone, 21:08.67. 36. FAshley Penn, 21:37.74. 37. Dia Monae Thomas, 21:16.67. 38. Shymerra forbes, 21:58.87. 39. Lynelle Gumbs, 21:59.35. 40. Xaria Penn, 22:00.27. 41. Symone Dabreo, 22:05.70. 42. Melanie Stoutt, 22:14.35. 43. Alyxa Kendall, 22:31.42. 44. Akeela McMaster, 22:55.67. 45. Nevillia George, 23:51.38. 46. Martha Bowens, 23:54.10. 47. Orlandette Crabbe, 24:06.60. 48. Myka Walwyn, 24:20.45. 49. Sally Maloney, 24:54.81. 50. Elisa Avelino 25:25.87. 51. Shirley Liburd, 26:25.56. 52. Maureen Percival, 26:52.56. 53. Dawn Crabbe-Herbert, 27:13.60. 54. Valarie Guishard, 27:15.85. 55. Kimberly Cordes, 29:42.07. 56. Deborah James, 31:31.65. 57. Violet Gaul, 35:28.93. 57. Shirley Creque.
Cross Country (Team Category) Team Scoring Rules: The positions of the first five members of each team counts towards the scores in this category. The positions of additional members of a team beyond the first five are not factored in. A minimum of 5 persons makes a full participating team. Primary Schools Teams: Althea Scatliffe Primary (ASPS), Cedar School Primary (CS), Francis Lettsome Primary (FLPS), Joyce Samuel Primary (JSPS), Willard Wheatley (WWPS):
1. Derek Pettigrew (CS-1), 12:54.59. 2. Alisha Hayde (ASPS-1), 15:18.21. 3. Arrianna Smith (ASPS-1), 16:28.28. 4. Micha Stoutt (ASPS-1), 16:34.53. 5. Jahtivya Williams (ASPS-1), 16:47.15. 6. Shakquan King (ASPS-1), 17:02.16. 7. M’Khori Crabbe (JSPS), 17:10.56. 8. Frankiesha Brown (FLPS-2), 9. Jelani Croal (ASPS-2), 17:23.63. 10. Jahshani Farrington (FLPS-2), 17:24.95. 11. Alex Fountain (CS-2), 18:07.45. 12. D’Maury Christopher (FLPS-1), 19:18.53. 13. Ikeyyah Taylor (JSPS), 20:21.63. 14. Deanna Campell, (ASPS-2), 20:36.38. 15. Shavia Potter (FLPS-2), 20:40.63. 16. Tenisha Herbert (FLPS-2), 20:48.48. 17. Cheyanne Castello (FLPS-2), 20:49.16. 18. Gabrielle Jermyn (CS), 20:53.13. 19. Kenyatha Grate (ASPS-1), 21:16.16. 20. Vincent Huggins (JSPS), 21:23.13. 21. Abriel MaGloire (ASPS-1), 21:25.48. 22. Deborah Roach (JSPS), 21:51.34. 23. Millie Holmes (CS), 22:16.59. 24. Jonibel Richards (FLPS-2), 22:42.28. 25. Kamari Gillings (FLPS-1), 23:18.91. 26. Marik Pemberton, (FLPS-1), 23:34.65. 27. D’Vannie Wharton (FLPS-1), 23:42.23. 28. Valisha Guishard (WWPS), 25:41.13. 29. Johannes Blok (CS), 25:47.45. 30. Renesha Stephens (FLPS-2), 26:12.91. 31. Seon Lettsome (ASPS-1), 27:04.91. 32. Matai Frett (FLPS-1), 27:16.28. 33. Connor Maccallum (CS), 28:08.80. 34. Gethain Jones (CS), 28:11.88. 35. Dominic Picard (FLPS-1), 29:00.41. 36. Kavon Wheatley (FLPS-2), 29:19.66. 37. Linessa Caesar (JSPS), 29:33.28. 38. Alexander Frett (WWPS), 30:08.66. 39. Chad George (FLPS-1), 30:31.41. 40. Caroline Hernandez (FLPS-1), 30:48.38.
Points: 1. Althea Scatliffe- Team 1, 20. 2. 3. Francis Lettsome Team-2, 66. 4. Cedar School Primary, 77. 4. Joyce Samuel Primary, 87. 5. Francis Lettsome Team-1, 108. 6. Althea Scatliffe- Team 1, 23 (2 participants). 7. Willard Wheatley, 54 (2 participants). Secondary Schools Team: Cedar School (CS), St. Georges (SGS): 1. Liam Blok (CS), 12:44.98. 2. Tallulah Kinkead (CS), 13:62.95. 4. John Pettigrew (CS), 18:06.20. 5. Malia Bryson (CS), 18:53.09. 6. Tola Broderick (CS), 22:03.31. 7. Jack Hallett (CS), 25:20.45. 8. Erica Romney (CS), 25:50.56. 9. Zach Hallett (CS), 28:46.88. Points: 1. Cedar School, 15.
Service Clubs: Interact Club (IC), Rotaract Club (RC), Rotary of Road Town (RR), Rotary Sunrise of Road Town (RS), Rotary of Tortola, (RT): 1. Joash Victor (IC), 14:43.38. 2. Michael Killourhy (RT), 13.22.41. 3. Julien Johnson (RT), 15:05.31 4. Deshawn Douglas (IC), 15:31.73. 5. Kelsha Fortune (IC), 16:05.88. 6. Stacy Wynter (RT), 16:36.28. 7. Ixora Williams (RT), 16:47.45. 8. Brian Liverpool Jr. (RR), 17:19.98. 9. Ryan Geluk (RR), 17:36.09. 10. Danny Katra (RR), 18:09.63. 11. Gerard Farara (RT), 18:16.20. 12. Marvin Flax (RS), 19:02.63. 13. Henry Creque (RT), 19:03.95. 14. Selwyn Dawson (RC), 19:16.06. 15. Dennis Jennings (RR), 19:21.09. 16. Ehad Tarabay (RT), 19:22.23. 17. Audley Maduro (RT), 19.52.70. 18. Tamara Cameron (RS), 19:53.41. 19. Leon Hazel (RC), 19:54.20. 20. Jevaughn Rhymer (RC), 20:05.91. 21. Archie Christian (RT), 20:30.13. 22. Lorna Smith (RT), 20:33.03. 23. Charles Crane (RR), 21:21.80. 24. John Shirley (RT), 22:18.33 25. Richard Parsons (RR), 22:19.09. 26. Antonio Maynard (RC), 22:23.98. 27. Jacqueline Daley (RR), 23:05.63. 28. Sabinah Clement (RR), 23:05.98. 29. Ken Morgan (RT), 25:37.16. 30. Sharona Pickering (RC), 29:02.38. 31. Mitsy Ellis-Simpson (RT), 29:09.09. 32. Jean Vanterpool (RS), 29:13.03. 33. Delma Maduro (RT), 29:18.20. 34. Heskith Vanterpool (RS), 29:35.80. 35. Deidra Potter (RR), 31:42.78. 36. Gerardeen Johnson (RR), 31:52.66. 37. Anthony Clark (RR), 31:54.41. 38. Keshma Maharaj (RR), 31:55.63. 39. Kezia Pickering (IC), 32:52.73. 40. Lavina Liburd (RR), 35:28.88. Scoring Rule (A female must be a part of the 5 members that count towards scoring.)
Points: 1. Rotary of Tortola, 29. 2. Rotary of Road Town, 59. 3. Rotaract- 85. 4. Interact, 33 (4 participants). 5. Rotary Sunrise of Road Town, 70 (4 participants). Community Partners: Cedar School Parents/Teachers (CSPT), H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), Joyce Samuel Parents (JSP), Montessori Parents (MP), BVI Red Cross (RC). Road Town Wholesale (RTW), Syntek Global (SG): 1. David Kinkead (CSPT-1), 13:16.38. 2. Alston Hanley (SG), 14:21.25. 3. David Pettigrew (CSPT-1), 15:04.16. 4. Carolina Pettigrew (CSPT-1), 15:33.88. 5. Anna Kinkead (CSPT-1), 16:01.16. 6. Brian Jermyn (CSPT-2), 16:12.70. 7. Adam Dimonte (MP), 16:24.41. 8. Jamiel St. Rose (RC), 9. Martin Cherry (HLSCC), 18:02.70. 10. Gary Salter (CSPT-1), 18:08.38. 11. Garfield Neita (MP), 18:23.31. 12. Barbara Rhoden (CSPT-2), 18:34.45. 13. Rhiannon Jones (CSPT-1), 18:45.13. 14. Greme MacCallum (CSPT-1), 19:08.63. 15. Jessica Broderick (CSPT-2), 22:17.08. 16. Eric Taylor (JSP), 25:05.31. 17. Jenny McConnell (CSPT-2), 25:06.45. 18. Adrian Knight (CSPT-2), 25:15.31. 19. Sandy Hallett (CSPS-2). 20. Eva Baskin (HLSCC), 26:49.78. 21. Simon Potter (RTW), 27:50.16. 22. Kerin Liburd (RTW), 32:59.23. 23. Portia McMaster (RTW), 33:00.63. 24. Esme Stephens (HLSCC), 33.17.45. Points: 1.Cedar School Parents/Teachers Team 1, 23. 2. Cedar School Parents Team-2, 62. 3. H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, 47 (3 participants). 3. Road Town Wholesale, 57 (2 participants). 4. Montessori Parents/Teachers, 18 (2 participants). 5. Syntek Global, 2 (1 participant). 6. Red Cross, 8 (1 participant), 7. Joyce Samuel Parents, 14 (1 participant).
Also participated Top Notch Track Club: 1. Z’Niah Hutchinson, 17:00.95. 2. Diamonte Gumbs, 17:28.53. 3. Xiomara Malone, 18:58.09, 1. Djimon Gumbs, 20:10.13.